percussively
- adverb
- /pərˈkəsɪvli/
- Specialized
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percutivamente
- The doctor tapped the patient's chest percussively to check for abnormalities.
Examples
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Fluid in the lungs can sometimes be detected when a physician examines the chest percussively.
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The doctor listened carefully as he tapped percussively on the patient's abdomen.
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During the examination, the nurse percussively checked the patient's back for any unusual sounds.
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He examined the abdomen percussively to assess any fluid buildup.
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The doctor listened carefully as he tapped percussively on the patient's abdomen to check for any internal issues.
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During the medical examination, the nurse percussively assessed the patient's back to identify any irregularities.
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The physician examined the chest percussively to determine if there was any fluid present in the lungs.
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Morphology
percussively = percussive (transparent) = percuss + ive + ly
Formed regularly by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'percussive', yielding a manner adverb meaning 'in a striking/tapping way'.
Etymology
Percussively comes from the word percussion, which traces back to the Latin parts per- 'through' and cutere 'to strike'. Doctors tap the body to listen for changes under the skin, so to act percussively in medicine is to tap or strike gently to check what is inside.